PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

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RULE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS - Responsible for the enforcement

of the provisions of the Code
Section 106: Definitions - Always be guided by orders from
the Secretary
BUILDING PERMIT – document issued - Supervision over all works
by the Building Official to an owner to pertinent to buildings in his area
proceed with construction of a project of responsibility
after the architectural documents are - Charged with the processing and
found satisfactory and conforming with issuance of all permit
the NBC applications and certificates
- Ensures that changes in design
RULE 2: ADMINISTRATION AND during the construction phase
ENFORCEMENT shall not start until the modified
design has been evaluated and
Section 202: Technical Staff the amendatory permit issues
- National Building Code - Takes annual inspections of all
Development Office buildings and keeps records of
• Technical staff of the their status
Secretary - Upon complaint, takes initiate
• Assists the secretary in action toward
the enforcement of the • Suspension of a building
code permit or certificate of
• Reviews and takes action occupancy
on problem forwarded to • Issuance of order for
the Office of the Secretary discontinuance
• Conducts seminars on the • Declaration of a building
Code & BP 344 as dangerous
• Imposition of appropriate
Section 203: General Powers of fines
Functions of the Secretary - Submit a quarterly report to the
- Formulates policies on design secretary
and construction in accordance
with the code Section 209: Exemption
- Issue and promulgate additional - Public buildings and traditional
rules to implement provisions of indigenous family dwellings
the code and ensure compliance (made of native materials and
with its policies does not cost more than 15k) are
- Issue office guidelines or exempted from paying building
Memorandum Circulars to guide permit fees
the Building Official’s actions
- Exercise jurisdiction over the Section 212: Administrative Fines
orders of the B.O. (Determination of Amount of Fines)
- Evaluates and approves changes - Light Violations
to Referral Codes • Failure to post Certificate of
- Prescribes the amount of fees Occupancy
deemed necessary • Failure to post Building
- Appoints a Building Official Permit construction
separate from the Office of the • information sign
City/Municipal Engineers • Failure to install proper safety
measures for the
Section 207: Duties of the Building • protection of people
Official • Php 5,000.00
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- Less Grave Violations of resisting a wind pressure of

• Non-compliance with the one half of that specified for such
work stoppage order for building type
alteration without permit - Any portion has been wrecked to
• Use of building without an extent that the walls have less
Certificate of Occupancy resistance to wind or earthquake
• Php 8,000.00 - Any building or portion can
- Grave Violations collapse due to decay, faulty
• Unauthorized change of construction, instability of the
plans during construction on ground or inadequacy of its
which the B.Permit is based foundation
• Unauthorized change in type - If exterior walls buckle that a
of constructionfrom more plumb line passing throughthe
fire-resistive to less center of gravity does not fall
• Non-compliance with order inside the middle onethird of the
to demolish base
• Non-compliance with work - If the building, excluding the
stoppage order for foundation shows 33% + damage
demolition w/o permit of its supporting members or
• Change in the existing use 50% damage of its non-
without Certificateof Change supporting members
of Occupancy - If the building is an attractive
• Excavations left open w/o nuisance to public, a harbor for
work being done in more criminals, etc. or a resort for
than 120 days purposes of committing unlawful
• Php 10,000.00 acts
- Penalty Fees for construction - If a building has a non-
without a Building Permit supporting part less than 50% or
• Excavation for foundation – has a supporting part less than
10% 66% of the strength, fire-resisting
• Construction of foundation – and weather-resisting qualities
25% - If a portion of a building remains
• Construction of on its site after demolition or is
superstructure – 50% abandoned for more than 12
months
• Construction of
superstructure above 2.00
Fire Hazards
meters – 100%
- If a building or portion can cause
fire or provide a ready fuel that
Section 215: Abatement of Dangerous
can speed up or intensify the fire
Buildings.
arising
- If a building is not provided with
Structural Hazards
the required fire-resistive
- Any building or portion has been
construction or fire-
damaged that the strength is
extinguishing system
materially less than it was before
- If any means of exit is not of
the catastrophe
sufficient size or not arranged as
- Any portion is likely to fall or
to provide safe means of exit
collapse and can injure or
damage property
- Any building or portion on the
exterior is not stable and capable
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- If any structure, because of RULE 3: BUILDING PERMITS

damage and deterioration lack
sufficient fire-resistive
construction or violates the Section 302: Application for Permits
- Fire Code of the Philippines
- Shall file an application form
Unsafe Electrical Wiring - With the application form, one
- Anything that does not follow the must submit the following to the
Philippine Electrical Code OBO:
- Inadequately maintained or • In case the applicant is the
improperly used wirings and registered lot owner:
other equipment o Certified true copy of
OCT/TCT on file
Unsafe Mechanical Installation o with the Registry of Deeds
- Anything that does not follow o Tax Declaration
Philippine Mechanical Code o Current Real Property Tax
- Inadequately maintained or Receipt
improperly used mechanical • In case the applicant isn’t the
devices and other equipment registered lot owner submit,
- Lack of required ventilating in addition to the
equipment or AC systems aforementioned
- Improperly installed safety requirements, a notarized
provisions on steam, gas and fuel copy of the Contract of Lease
supply lines - 5 sets of survey plans,
- Inadequate Sanitation/Plumbing specifications and other
and Health Facilities documents, signed and sealed by
- Anything that does not follow the licensed and registered
Code of Sanitation of professionals
- the Philippines and the Revised
National Plumbing Code • Geodetic Engineer – survey
- Inadequately maintained or plans
improperly used sanitation and • Architect – architectural
plumbing facilities documents
- Infestation of any pests and
• Interior Designer(kung
inadequate pest control
meron) – interior design
- Inadequate garbage storage and
documents
disposal facilities
• Civil Engineer –
- Source of pollution
Civil/structural documents
• Professional Electrical
Architectural Deficiency
Engineer – electrical
- All buildings used for purposes
documents
other than their intended uses
• Professional Mechanical
- Improper/unauthorized location
Engineer – mechanical
- Insufficient amount of natural
documents
light and ventilation
• Sanitary Engineer – sanitary
- Inadequate room size, window
documents
openings and space dimension
• Master Plumber – plumbing
- Unpresentable buildings against
documents
generally accepted aesthetic
standards (in short, bawal • Electronics Engineer –
panget) electronic documents
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Architectural Documents o The BO verifies whether

o Architectural Drawings applicants have the required
o Architectural Interiors section clearances
o Plans and locations of all o The owner of any existing
accessibility facilities structure that shall undergo
o Detailed design of accessibility change not covered by section
facilities at any convenient scale 301, Sub section 3 shall submit
o Fire Safety Documents the most recent Certificate of
Occupancy
Civil Documents
o Boring and Load Tests - Architectural
- Only applicable to structures o Architectural Unit evaluates
that are 3 storeys and higher building documents as to
- For soil composition compliance to requirements for:
❖ Types of Construction
Electrical Documents ❖ Requirements of Fire Zones
❖ Building Projections over
Mechanical Documents public streets
❖ Access Streets
Sanitary Documents ❖ Architectural Interior
❖ Classification and General
Plumbing Documents Requirements of all Buildings
by Use
Electronics Documents ❖ Max height of buildings
o For wired/wireless ❖ Parking
telecommunication systems, ❖ Corner buildings with
broadcasting systems, etc. Chaflands
❖ Occupant Load
Geodetic Documents ❖ Glazing
o Lot survey plans ❖ Architectural Accessibility
Clearances from Other Agencies ❖ Light and Ventilations
o Locational clearance from the ❖ Construction of Buildings
City Zoning Administration within the obstacle limitation
surfaces of Aerodomes
Section 303: Processing of Building ❖ Buildings and other Ancillary
Permits Structures within Cemeteries
and Memorial Parks
- Building Permit Application
o When satisfied with all Section 304: Issuance of Building Permit
documents, the Building Official - Building permit can be given 15
gives due course to the days from payment of the
application required fees
o The OBO verifies conformity of - Building official may issue a
the proposed buildings with the permit for the construction of a
land use zoning ordinance of the part of the building, depending
city on the documents
o If the project has been issued a - Building official may issue a
development permit by the Ground Preparation and
HLURB or the Sangguniang Evacuation Permit even while
Bayan/Panglungsod, and the BP application is still
individual locational clearance is - being processed
not required
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- For excavations more than 50 cu. site for the whole duration of
Meters and 2.00 + meters in construction
depth, the owner shall post a
cash bond of 50,000 for the first Section 305: Validity of Building Permits
50 cu. Meters and P300 for every - If the issuance of a permit is
excess until the BP is issued defective, the BO is allowed from
- In relation with the rule above, requiring the owner to effect the
the excavation shall not exceed necessarycorrections or from
100 cu.meters or 3 meters in stopping building operations
depth and shall not be left open - A permit shall expire if the
without work being done for building has not commenced
more than 120 days, otherwise within a period of 1 year after the
the cash bond shall be forfeited issuance of the permit or has
been suspended for 120 days
Terms and Conditions of Permits
- The architect who drew the plans Section 306: Non-issuance, Suspension
for the building is liable for or Revocation of Building Permits
damages for 15 years - Errors in plans and specifications
- The engineer/architect - Incorrect or inaccurate data
supervising the construction supplied
shall be solidarily liable with the - Non-compliance with any rules
contractor or regulations
- Should be accompanied by other
permits and plans, signed and Section 309: Certificate of Occupancy
sealed - Shall be submitted to the OBO
- The proposed project is in (together with Certificate of
conformity of the NBC completion, construction
• Survey would be done by a logbook, plans and specs with
Geodetic Engineer the Building Inspection Sheet)
• The person commencing the - Final inspection for the issuance
excavation will inform the of a Fire Safety
person of the adjoining - Inspection Certificate within 5
property not less than 10 days working days
before excavation - The OBO conducts the final
• Supervising inspection based on the
Architect/Engineer shall keep Certificate of Completion
a logbook of daily - Prior to the issuance of the
construction activities Certificate of Occupancy, the
• Upon completion of the OBO shall prepare the
logbook, it shall be submit to corresponding fees and order of
the Building Official payment
- No structure shall be used - A partial CO may be issued for
without a Certificate of the use of portions of the
Occupancy building as long as it doesn’t pose
- Work shall be done by a licensed any hazards to its occupants and
and registered contractor others
- Owner shall submit a Notice of
Construction to the OBO prior to
any construction activity
- Owner shall put a Building
Permit sign on the construction
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RULE 4:
TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
Section 401: Types of Construction
❖ Type I – Wood construction
❖ Type II – Wood construction with
protective, fire-resistant
materials and 1 hour fire-resistive
throughout
❖ Type III – Masonry and wood
construction with 1-hr fire
resistance
❖ Type IV – Steel, iron, concrete or
masonry construction with 1
hour- resistive throughout
❖ Type V – Steel, iron, concrete or
masonry with 4-hr resistive
throughout

RULE 5: REQUIREMENTS OF FIRE

ZONES

Section 507: Designation of Fire Zones

- Non-fire Restricted Zones
• Areas where siting of
buildings are permitted
without fire-resistivity
measure
• Built of indigenous materials
• Applicable to Types I & II
- Fire-Restrictive Zones
• Siting of buildings are
permitted within fire-
resistivity measures of at least
2-hour resistivity
• Usual locations in suburban
areas are permitted to be
built at 1-hr resistivity
- Highly Fire Restrictive Zones
• Highly resistive structures of
no less than 3-4 hr fire
resistivity
• Types IV and V

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